Judiciary Commission of Louisiana (JCL) announced the appointment of two new members: Third Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Sharon Darville Wilson and Judith Rozier.
Judge Wilson was appointed to serve on the Judiciary Commission by the Louisiana Supreme Court as the appellate court member for a term which commenced January 1, 2023 and will conclude December 31, 2026. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University in 1988 and her juris doctor degree from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1991. Judge Wilson worked as an assistant district attorney at the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office from 1992-1999. She worked as a chief felony prosecutor at the Allen Parish District Attorney’s Office from 1999-2002. She returned to the Calcasieu Parish DA’s office and worked from 2002-2009 when she began work in private practice. Prior to her election to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Judge Wilson was elected Fourteenth Judicial District Court Judge and served from 2014-2020; she served as Chief Judge of the Fourteenth JDC from 2017 to 2018 and co-founded the Veterans Treatment Court in Calcasieu Parish. Judge Wilson has served as an Executive Board Member for the Louisiana District Judges Association and also as a district judge-member of the Judiciary Commission from 2019 to 2020. Judge Wilson succeeds outgoing appellate judge member Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge John J. Molaison, Jr.
Judith Rozier was appointed to serve on the Judiciary Commission by the Louisiana District Judges Association as a citizen member for a term which commenced November 8, 2022 and will conclude November 7, 2026. Originally from Alexandria, LA, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology from Louisiana State University, Shreveport and her master’s degree in special education with an emphasis in Speech Pathology from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. She spent much of her career serving the students of Rapides Parish School District as a Speech Pathologist, working with the Deaf and as an Educational Strategist. She served an integral role on the Rapides Parish Coordinated Services Committee, working closely with the judiciary and professionals in education, medicine, and mental health to coordinate services for at-risk students. Ms. Rozier was director of the Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. Prior to her time with the hospital, she founded an outpatient physical rehabilitation center, providing physical, occupational, and speech therapy services. Now retired, she was a sustaining member of the Junior League of Alexandria and currently volunteers with the Bags of Hope Program at St. Vincent De Paul, a non-profit, charitable organization in Baton Rouge. Ms. Rozier succeeds outgoing citizen member Lloyd J. Clark.
The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a nine-member constitutionally-created body empowered to review allegations of judicial misconduct and to recommend to the Supreme Court that a judge be sanctioned when misconduct is proven by clear and convincing evidence.
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